Posts by iowa_old

i do see the logic there.

i will consider it.

hope n.o. gets upset

if i due put in a new floor.

if it were made right

it would really help me

in lining up things on rebuild

iowa

have thot about using a solid car for parts.

the only trouble i have with this,

is if this parts car was that solid

that one would be destroying another potentially

salvagable classic car in doing this.

is guess if a mustang was in a wreck

and all was totalled except the floor pan

then this would be the solution

iowa

i will wait a bit

till i consider this possibility

thanks for advise

dave

i see mustang unlimited's full body pan is 2300

and mustang depo's is 2500

suppose it has s.t. to do with the freight etc.?

iowa

i'll probably brace some just to make sure

blast

then install the floor etc.

thanks for all your help guys.

will order the big floor piece today

will probably go with mustang unlimited

iowa

i should have know you guys are pretty sharp!

but........back to the bracing.......

the top is intact

the rockers below the doors are solid

and the rear fenders are rusted

but still will hold the rear of the car.

i guess i need some mustang expert advice

as to how much bracing i will need

when the floor is out?

i'd like to brace it,

cut the old floor out,

sand blast it outside on the BB court,

put it back in the garage,

build a frame under it

to make sure the frame measurements all line up,

and then weld in the new floor.

d

i am about done tearing the car down

and am convinced that i need an entire new floor.

this will be from the firewall to the very rear of the car

as i had posted above.

i am trying to think of what braces

i will need to weld in before i cut out the old flooring.

the more i look at this fastback

the more i am convinced

that it should maintain it's shape

without much bracing.

so....i think i will weld in a brace from door to door post

to maintain the width dimension,

and than once i get the door to fit right,

i'll weld in a brace from the frt to rear door pillars

on both sides.

does this seem logical?

thanks

iowa dave

ps does anyone recognize the meaning on my wwii jeep bumper?

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the code numbers are pretty scarced,

i'll be leaving them no matter what.

iowa

what are the best sources for the sheet metal?

dave

is there a list of the

differences somewhere

on this site

between a standard n HiPo 65 fastback?

thanks

iowa

looked at a used hood today

not too bad,

but hinge attachment area

looks like the captured nuts

are bad.

is this a hard fix?

are the hoods the same for the 65 and 66's?

thanks

iowa

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does anyone have plans to make such a rotisserie?

iowa

thought i had hit on the perfect thread

but there were no responses!

iowa

here is a pic of my car!

pretty rough.

the rear of the rear inner rails are

rusted thru so the spring brackets

were pushed up into the trunk area

when we used a bobcat to offload it from the tailer!

i'm going to put the new entire floor piece in 1st

the one i linked to above,

but will need to get the car aligned on jacks 1st.

i'm thinking about getting the doors to close properly

and then weld long pieces of angle iron across the inner

and outer sides of the car

(also width ways)

to hold the car from sagging.

then will cut out old floor

sand blast the car and then weld in the new floor

fortunately the rockers under the doors are in pretty

fair shape, so they will help hold the car some

how does this sound?

iowa

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in the wwii jeep world

we are fanatic about saving

every square inch of original metal

that we can.

is this true for these K cars as well

dave

could s.o. post a picture of this axle plate?

thanks

dave

this is the floor piece that i intend to use

would this be okay

is there another better place to get one?

thanks

dave

sorry, forgot the link:

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=FTP65+01#

Am starting a new thread

for the restoration of this car

which i bought on 5/1/10

it will need a complete floor and frame rails

and maybe rockers under the doors

what would be the correct sequence of steps

to install these new metal pieces?

also because the rear rails and floor are rusted thru

how does one attach a rotisserie

to turn the car upside down?

thanks

iowa

thanks to builder11 above

i am the proud owner of

5F09K377*** (is it wise to post exact numbers?)

door VIN, fender stamp and motor #'s match

the tranny doesn't...so pretty good

it will need a complete new floor

and frame rails

should i start a thread on

the restoration forum

to document my progress?

thanks

iowa

nice to talk to you

look forward to meeting you

iowa